were the Benefactors to this House among whom Gilbertus de Gant Roger de Mulbray c. all whose Gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Richard the I. in the first year of his Reign See the Genealogy of Gilbert de Gant Nephew of William the Conqueror and the Noble Families descended from him in the Book at large Valued at 124 l. 5 s. 11 d. q. per Annum SWINE in Yorkshire ERinburch de Burtona was the Foundress of this Abby giving divers Lands of her Patrimony and Inheritance to God and the Church of St. Mary at Swine and to the Brethren and Sisters there serving God Pope Alexander exempted the Nuns here from paying Tithes for their Lands in their own Occupation Vide infra fol. 1026. Valued at 82 l. 3 s. 9 d. ob per Annum BRURE in Oxfordshire Founded An. 1147. KING Henry the III. Roger Earl of Warwick and others were Benefactors to this Abby all whose Gifts were confirm'd to the Cistercian Monks here by King Iohn in the sixth year of his Reign Valued at 134 l. 10 s. 10 d. per Annum RUPE alias Roche in Yorkshire Founded An. 1147. RIchard de Bulli and Richard Fitz Turgis were joint Founders of this Abby Besides those of the Family of Bully the Monks here were endow'd with Lands and Revenues by other Benefactors among whom Edmund de Lacy Constable of Chester and William Earl Warren c. Pope Vrban the III. confirmed their Estate and Lands given and to be given and exempted them from Tithes for their Lands in their own Tenure and this was by his Bull dated 1186. Their first Abbot was Durandus who governed twelve years 2. Dionisius 12. 3. Rogerus de Tikehill 8 4. â—iugo de Waddeworth 5. 5 Osmundus 39. 6 Reginaldus 15. 7 Richardus 16. 8 Walter 14. 9 Alanus 10 Iordanus 11 Philippus Valued at 224 l. 2 s. 5 d. per Annum HOTON in Yorkshire THIS House was founded for Nuns and endow'd by Radulf de Nevil With the Licenses of Adam de Brus and Ernald de Percy BASEDALE in Yorkshire JOhn de Ever by his Deed dated An. 1304. released to Ioan Prioress of Basedale and to the Convent of the same and their Successors all homage and suit of Court for all their Lands holden of him in Kirkeby Cliveland and Ingelby William de Percy and others were Benefactors to this Nunnery all whose Gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Henry the III. in the twentieth year of his Reign Robert de Longo Campo Abbot of St. Mary's at York and the Convent there granted to these Nuns a Coemitery for themselves but their Servants and Tenants to be buried at the Parish Church Guido de Bouincurt was the Founder of this Priory of Nuns Valued at 20 l. 1 s. 4 d. per Annum SALLEY in Yorkshire THIS Abby was founded by William de Percy An Dom. 1147. Matilda de Percy Countess of Warwick Daughter or the said William was a great Benefactress to this Abby and gave them the Church of Tadcaster and was accounted a second Founder Agnes de Percy her Sister and Heiress did add to her bounty William Vavasor gave and confirm'd all the Lands which his Father Malgarus Vavasor had given to this House placing his Confirmation una cum Corpore meo together with his own body on the Altar of the blessed Mary de Sallay providing thereby that in case he happens to die within the Kingdom of England that his Body be buried in this Abby Iohn de Lacy Constable of Chester was among others a Benefactor to these Monks An. 1223. William de Percy who founded this Abby was Grandson to William de Percy who came into England with the Conqueror His Estate came to his two Daughters Matilda who was married to William Earl of Warwick but died without issue and Agnes married to Goseline Lovain Brother to the Duke of Brabant the issue of this Match kept the name of their Mothers Family and are the Progenitors of the Earls of Northumberland This Abby was wasted and part of it burnt down by the Scots in their Wars Valued at 147 l. 3 s. 10 d. per Annum RUFFORD in Nottinghamshire Founded 1148. THIS Abby was founded and endowed by Gilbert de Gaunt Earl of Lincoln Many were the Benefactors whose Gifts were confirm'd to the Abbot and Monks here with the Grant of divers Priviledges in the Forest of Shirewood by King Henry the III. in the thirty sixth year of his Reign Valued at 176 l. 11 s. 6 d. per Annum SALTRE in Huntingtonshire Founded An 1147. SImon Earl of Northampton founded and endowed this Abby with all his Land at Saltre and with all the Marish Ground between that and Witlemare and in Witlemare c. With very large Immunities and Franchises such as his Ancestor Iudith Countess of Huntington Neice of the Conqueror had formerly obtain'd of her said Unkle for this Town and Lordship of Saltre as inter alia to be exempt from the County and Hundred Courts to find neither Man nor Arms for the War c. The abovesaid Countess Iudith had a special Love for this place and did very much frequent it and on that account did obtain from her said Unkle as great and large Priviledges as could then be granted for this Lordship Which Priviledges and also the Limits and Bounds of the Estate of this Abby are particularly and at large set forth in the Monasticon Controversie arising between the Abbot of Ramsey and the Abbot of Saltre about their Rights in Withlesmare and Vlbemare the matter was determin'd by a final Concord before the Kings Justices at Huntedon Anno 3. Rich. the I. Valued at 141 l. 3 s. 8 d. per Annum KIRKSTALL in Yorkshire THIS Abby was first founded by Henry de Laceio in the year 1147. and first instituted with a Convent of Monks under their Abbot Alexander from the Abby of Fountains Their first Habitation was at a Town call'd Bernolswick but this place proving to these Monks very inconvenient on divers accounts after they had been here somewhat above six years they removed to a place called Kirkestall in a Vally called Aierdale which place was then only inhabited by some Hermits This last Seat they obtain'd of William Pictavensis who own'd the Soil at the yearly Rent of five Marks Their first Abbot Alexander govern'd the Monks here thirty five years and after his death was succeeded by Radulfus Hageth and after him Abbot Lambert to whom succeed Abbot Helias who at first was refused by the then Patron Roger de Lacy but became afterwards much in his favour King Iohn did some ill Offices to this Abby in taking from them some of their Lands Robert de Lacy who died Anno 1194. was accounted a second Founder of this Abby King William the Conqueror gave to Ilbertus de Lacy who came into England in his Army all Blackburnshire in the County of York with the Lordship and Honour of Pontfract and other Lands This Ilbertus
Adam Fitz Swane the â—ounder gave this House as a Cell to the Priory of St Iohn at Pontfractâ— and ordered this House to pay to that Priory a Recognition of one Mark of Silver per Annum Pope Vrban the III. confirm'd the Foundation 1186. Valued at 239 l. 3 s. 6 d. per Annum THETFORD in Norfolk FOunded Anno Dom. 1103. by Roger Bigot whose Gifts and Endowments to this House were all confirm'd and ratified by his Son William Bigot Dapiser to the King and also by King Henry the I. and King Henry the II. This Priory was made Denison 50. E. 3. Valued at 312 l. 14 s. 4 d. ob per Annum MONTACUTE in Somersetshire FIRST founded by William Earl of Moriton in Normandy who endowed this Priory with three fair Lordships viz. Montegue and two others King Henry the I. gave and confirm'd to God and the blessed Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Montacute and the Cluniac Monks there divers Lands with great Liberties and Exemptions The like did King Henry the II. and King Henry the III. in the four and thirtieth year of his Reign King Edward the III. in the fourteenth year of Reign granted the Advowson and Custody of this Priory and four Cells thereunto belonging to William de Monte-acuto Earl of Salisbury and Marshal of England and to his Heirs Vid. 2. Vol. p. 909. Valued at 456 l. 14 s. 7 d. q. per Annum DAVENTREY in Northamptonshire THIS Priory was first founded at Preston by Hugh de Leycestre call'd the Vicount but that place being found inconvenient they were by License of Simon de Seynliz the elder Earl of Northampton removed to Daventre where he built a Monastery in honour of St. Augustine the Apostle of the English King Henry the II. confirm'd their Liberties and Franchises granted by King Henry the I. to St. Mary of Charity i. e. the Capital House of this Order beyond Seas and to St. Augustine of Daventrey and the Monks there Many were the Benefactors to this House as Matilda de Senliz Richard de Foxton whose Daughter Ann was married to Alan Basset of Lufphenam com Roteland Steven de Welton Henry de Braybrok whose Geneologies may be seen Fo. 677. 678. St. ANDREWS at Northampton THIS Priory was founded in the eighteenth year of King William the Conqueror by Simon de Seynliz who came into England in the Army of that King He married Maud Daughter and Co-heir of Waldelfus Earl of Huntington with whom he had the honour of Huntington Alice the other Daughter was by him given to Ralph de Tonny with 100 l. per Annum in Land centum Librarum terrae out of the said honour In the Reign of King Henry the I. the said Simon made a Voyage to the Holy Land and died in his return at the Monastery of the blessed Mary of Charity to which Monastery he had subjected this of St. Andrew After his death King Henry having married Maud Sister of Alexander King of Scotland gave Maud Earl Simons Widow to David Brother of Alexander and with her the Custody of Earl Simons Son and Heir Simon de St. Lyz junior Hugh Bishop of Lincoln confirm'd the Churches and Tithes given to this Priory among which were the Churches of Ryal and Exton in Rutland King Henry the I. also confirm'd the Lands to them given and granted them many Liberties and Franchises This Priory was made Denison 6 H. 4. To the Hospital of St. David at Kingsthorp built upon the Lands of this Priory for the Relief of Travellers and poor People Walter Prior of this House with the assent of his Convent gave two yard Land and a Messuage c. in Thorp constituting several Orders for the Government of the said Hospital among others that there should be three rows of Beds placed in length before the Chappel so as the Poor and especially the sick People might most conveniently hear Mass c. subjecting the said Hospial to the Prior of St. Andrews at Northampton and the Abbot of Sullebi This Deed bears date 1200. being the second of King Iohn This Priory was valued at 263 l. 7 s. 1 d. q. per Annum BAR NESTAPLE in Devonshire THIS House was founded for Cluniac Monks and dedicated to the honour of God and our Lord Jesus Christ and St. Mary the holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and St. Mary Magdalen by Ioel Son of Alured who endow'd it with large Possessions subjecting it to the Church of St. Martin de Campis in which he himself became a Monk Confirm'd by King Henry the I. and by Henry de Tracy who descended from the Founder An. 1146. 11. Steph. Valued at 123 l. 6 s. 7 d. per Annum TIKEFORD in Buckinghamshire FVlcodius Paganellus was the first Founder of this Priory who with other Benefactors endowed it with divers Lands and Rents All which together with a Court-Leet King Henry the II. confirm'd to the Monks here King Edward the II. in the fifth year of his Reign granted further to William de la Manerere then prior of this House and his Successors to have a Pillory and Tumbrel in their Lordship of Tikeford for the punishment of Malefactors Vid. Vol. 2. p. 910. FEVERSHAM in Kent ANno 1148. King Steven founded the Abby here to the honour of of our Saviour and endow'd it with divers Mannors Lands Liberties and free Customs to hold in perpetual Alms discharged and quit of all secular Exactions King Steven and Maud his Queen and Eusâ—acius their Son were buried here King Henry the II. confirm'd to the Cluniac Monks of Feversham all their Lands and Franchises granting to them a Fair yearly for eight days beginning at the Feast of St. Peter ad vincula The like confirmation was made by King Iohn in the sixteenth year of his Reign and by King Henry the III. in the eleventh year of his Reign Peter Abbot of Clugny granted to King Steven Clarembaldus then Prior of Bermundesey with twelve Monks of that House for the Composing an Abby at Feversham and at the same time absolved the said Clarembaldus and his Monks from all Obedience and Subjection to the Church of Clugny and that of the Charity The like Emancipation or discharge of subjection was also granted by the then Prior of the Charity Valued at 286 l. 12 s. 6 d. ob q. per Annum ARTHINGTON in Yorkshire THIS was a Priory of Nuns built and endow'd by Peers of Arthington and confirm'd by Pope Alexander as is set forth in an award made in the twenty eighth year of the Reign of King Henry the VI. Alicia de Romeli was a Benefactress to this Nunnery whose Gift was confirm'd by her Son William de Curcy the Kings Sewer and by Warinus Fitzâ—Gerald the King's Chamberlain Valued at 11 l. 8 s. 4 d. ob per Annum Of the Cistercian Order Anno Dom. 1098. Robert Abbot of Molesme by License of Hugo Archbishop of Lyons the Pope's Legate first instituted this Order in a Desert Place called
MONASTICON ANGLICANUM OR THE HISTORY Of the Ancient Abbies and other Monasteries Hospitals Cathedral and Collegiate Churches IN ENGLAND and WALES WITH DIVERS French Irish and Scotch Monasteries Formerly relating to ENGLAND Collected and Published in Latin by Sir William Dugdale Knt. late Garter King of Arms. In Three Volums And now Epitomized in English Page by Page With Sculptures of the several Religious Habits Forsan haec olim meminisse juvabit Virg. Aen. 1. LICENSED May the 25th 1692. R. MIDGLEY LONDON Printed for Sam. Keble at the Turks-Head in Fleet-street Hen. Rhodes at the Star the Corner of Bride lane in Fleetstreet MDCXCIII To the much Honoured WILLIAM BROMLEY Esq One of the Knights of the Shire for the County of WARWICK SIR THAT which I here present you is Originally the Product of yovr own Country since the Great Artist from whose elaborate and curious hand I Coppy this Peice in little owed his Birth and Habitation to Warwickshire I know not therefore to whom in the number of my Friends more properly to dedicate these Collections than to your self for thus it is an act of Justice to restore to the proper County in your Person who represent it what came from thence at first Nothing deterr'd my Presumption in this more than to think I should expose the Imperfections of my Pen to so accurate and excellent a Judgment A Judgment that has taught you the true use of Foreign Travails by which you have brought home from the politest Nations of Europe all their Virtues and Accomplishments and left behind their Fopperies and Vice It is this Judgment that has so signalized your Merit in the Eye of your Country that she has justly fixt her choice on you for one of her Representatives in our Great Senate and it is the same Judgment that you have since most worthily employ'd in that High and Honourable Assembly by assisting and complying with the best Methods and Endeavours for the Publick Good Or to use the words of Horace Quid expediat communiter aut melior pars Malis carere quaeritis laboribus Yours are the Publick Cares that 's your noble Province While I and those in my inferiour and unactive Station can only wish Success to the Proceedings of such Good Patriots as your self Our thoughts are best imploy'd with our own private Business and inoffensive Studies Concerning this Book Sir it is a Subject that gives Posterity such a View of the decays of Time and the Inconstancy of Fortune as the like cannot perhaps be produced in the History of any other Nation Since of all that stupendious number of Monastick Foundations in England and Wales the continued Work of many Ages by which the greatest Kings Princes and Noblemen of this Island were once thought to have eternized their names and in those magnificent and costly Structures to have built themselves so many Monuments as lasting as the Earth they stood on not one remains at this day nay the very Ruines of many are become invisible To this purpose tho' on a different occasion a modern French Poet hath well exprest himself in these Lines Aussi le temps a fait sur ces Masses hautaines D'ilustres chastimens des Vanitez humaines Ces Tombaux sont tombez and ces superbes Rois Sous leur chute sont morts une seconde fois And yet their Memory still lives in our History and Records so much more durable and lasting is Paper than Brass and Marble For this we are heholding to the Labours of your Sir William Dugdale a Person so highly meritorious in the study and discovery of our English Antiquities that his Reputation can never die among the learned Warwickshire has certainly produced two of the most famous and deserving Writers in their several ways that England can boast of a Dugdale and a Shakespear both Williams a name that has been of eminent Grace to this County in many Instances nor will it ever cease to be so while you are living I might here enlarge in your just Encomium but I fear to displease you even with truth when it must be so very much to your Commendation I know your Modesty as well as Merits and I have ever observed that Praise is most uneasie to those who best deserve it I will therefore only add that I am SIR Your very Humble and most Affectionate Servant J. W. TO THE READER SOmething may be said here by way of Preface of the Work it self and of this Abridgment or Epitome of that Work First for the Work it self it will perhapâ— be thought by some that the Monasticon Anglicanâ—â— or History of the Foundations and Endowments of the antrent Abbies Priories c. once flourishing in England and long since utterly supprest is in these our days in which their very Memory seems to some People odious and ungrateful more useless and insignificant than an Old Almanack 'T is true the matter appears very obsolete and neglected yet is the Monasticon Anglicanum so far from being useless that it is in effect the most useful Evidenciary and Repertory of Titles that is in print Considering 1. The vast Quantity of Lands which formerly belong'd to Religious Houses in this Kingdome 2. The divers sorts of Liberties and Immunities which most of those Houses and their Possessions were endow'd with as Courts of Pleas Markets Fairs Commons Free Pastures Estovers Exemptions from Tithes Tolls Taxes and Contributions with other Franchises of various sorts and not easily reckon'd up 3. That by the Statutes 27 H. 8. ch 28. § 1. 31 H. 8. ch 13. § 2. 3. it is expresly provided that the King and his Patentees shall have and hold the said Lands in as large and ample manner as the said Houses enjoyâ—d them and § 21. of the last mentiond Statute that such Lands as were before discharged of the Payment of Tithes shall so continue By which Provisions such Persons as enjoy any of those Lands are intituled to many of the same Liberties and Franchises as were at first given with the said Lands to those Houses respectively such Franchises being real and annext to the Estate 4. All the Monasticon is a Transcript of antient Manuscripts coppyed by that laborious Antiquâ—ry Mr. Roger Dodsworth and that eminently learn'd Historian Sr. William Dugdale Knt. late Garter King of Armes out of the very Original Grants or Leiger Books or Publick Records or other Muniments formerly kept by the respective Monasteries and when they perused them choicely preserved either in some of our most famous Libraries or in the Possession of those Gentlemen and Persons of honour who since the Suppression enjoy the Lands to which those Deeds relate or some part of them whose names are cited in the Margin of the said Book And such credit hath it received from the integrity of the Authors or Collectors thereof that as I am credibly inform'd it hath been admitted as a good Circumstantial Evidence in the Courts of Westminster when the Records
it they did it was observed that they immediately died thereupon Bishops and famous Prelates that have gone from this House to govern other Churches are as follows viz. Birthwaldus Abbot here was made Archbishop of Canterbury Athelmus Monk here Bishop of Wells and after that Archbishop of Canterbury St. Dunstan Monk and Abbot here Bishop of Worcester then of London and lastly of Canterbury Egelganus Monk here Bishop of Chichester and Archbishop of Canterbury Sigericus Monk here Bishop of Wells and Archbishop of Canterbury St. Elphegus a Martyr Bishop of Winchester and after that Archbishop of Canterbury Elnothus Monk here and Archbishop of Canterbury in the time of King 〈◊〉 To these may be added Gaufridus a Bishop and Monk here ob Anno Dom. 782. Ethelwinus a Bishop who died the same year Wiâ—ertus a Bishop ob Anno Dem. 800. Wigthagu Bishop ob Anno Dom. â—36 Alstanus Bishop ob Anno Dom. 842. Tumbertus Bishop ob 866. Daniel Bishop ob 956. Elfricus Bishop ob 988. Also in the time of King Edgar Sigegarus Bishop of Wells Britelmus Bishop of Wells 〈◊〉 Sigefridus St. Ethilwoldus Wilsinus Aelfâ—anus Egelricus Kenwaldus 〈◊〉 Livingus Brithwius Britwaldus who died Anno Dom. 1055. All these of 〈◊〉 in this House became Bishops of divers places in England The Benefactors to this House were first Arviragus King of the Britaâ—is who though a Pagan gave to St. Ioseph and his Companioâ—os the Isle in which the Monastery was built call'd by the Inhabitants Ynswyrtryn which King Lucius did afterwards confirm to Phaganus and Diruvianus and their Disciples King Arthur gave many other adjoyning Lands King Kenwalli King Kentwinus King Baldredus Bishop Hedda King Kedwalla King Ina gave other Lands So did St. Wilfridus Archbishop of York and abundance of others of both Sexes among the Principal of which were King Sigebert King Offa King Alfred or Alured King Athelstan King Edmund King Edwin King Edgar King Edmund Ironside with several Queens These and many other names with the Lands by the several Benefactors given may be read of in the Monasticon at large p. 9 10 14. 15. c. St. Patrick who was born in the year of our Lord 361. after his Conversion of Ireland to Christianity became Abbot of this Place and obtained of Pope Celestine twelve years Indulgence to all those who should with pious Devotion visit the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary here erected and honour her with any part of their Goods About the year of our Lord 505. Augustine the Monk was sent into England by the holy Pope Gregory to preach the Faith to the English Saxons He converted Fthelbert the King of Kent and his People Aâ—terwards being made Archibshop he establisht his Metropolitan Seat at Canterbury and there placed certain Monks living according to the Rule of St. Benedict after this several Monasteries in England were erected under the same Rule which obtained so great reputation that there were no Monks to be found in England but what were of this Order and in those time the Rule of St. Benedict began to be first observed in the Monastery of Glastonbury they living here before that after the manner of the Monks of Egypt King Ina began his Reign over the West Saxons Anno 689. and gave much Land to this Monastery he also built the greater Church at Glastonbury in honour of our Saviour and of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul And by his Charter bearing date Anno Dom. 725. Granted to this Monastery many and great Priviledges and Immunities King Ina dying in a Pilgrimage to Rome his Successor Ethelardus became also a bountiful Benefactor as were several other succeeding Kings of the West Saxons c. King Edmund granted to the Church of the holy Mother of God at Glastonbury and to the venerable Dunstan Abbot there the Liberty and Power Rights and Customs and all Forfeitures in all their Lands i. e. Burgbrice Hundred Socna Atbâ—s Ordelus Infangenetheofas Homsecna Frithbrice Foresteall Toll and Team through the Kingdom of England and that they should enjoy their Lands as free from all Claims as he enjoy'd his own especially to the Town of Glastonbury it self with many other Liberties c and this was by his Charter dated Anno Dom. 944. King Edgar by his Charter dated at London Anno Dom. 971. granted to the said Monastery the same and greater Liberties among other things that the said Monastery and some Parishes there mentioned subject and belonging to it should be exempt from the ordinary Jurisdiction of the Bishop except in some things with a Salvo to the holy Church of Rome and that of Canterbury And gave and confirmed to this Church two hundred and fifteen Hides of Land given by several Benefactors William the Conqueror at his first coming to the Crown did very much mutilate the Possessions of this Church He made one Turstinus a Norman Abbot here in the year 1081. And in order to make some amends to the Monks he confirm'd to them several Lands which they complained to have been unjustly taken from them Herlewin and Henry Brother of Theobald Earl of Blois and Nephew of King Henry the I. were two Abbots of this Monastery who through their industrious endeavours obtained much good to this House and the Restoration of many Lands which had been taken from it Vid. Vol. 2. p. 837. This Abby was valued before the Suppression at 3311 l. 7 s. 4 d. ob per Annum The Cathedral Church of Canterbury IN the time of the blessed Gregory's Papacy St. Augustine with several other Monks were sent to convert the English People who in the year of Grace 600. or according to others 596. coming into England converted King Ethelbert and some thousands of his People which King gave them a Mansion in his Capital City of Canterbury then called Dorobernia there to Preach and Baptize Hereupon the blessed Augustine having received a Pall from Pope Gregory built a Church there and dedicated it to the honour of our Saviour Jesus Christ he also did here institute the Metropolitan Seat of himself and Successors And having rais'd here a Monastery of Monks the People flow'd in to him from all parts some for Baptism and some to become Monks devoting themselves and all they had to God's service The Principal Benefactors were King Ethelbert who gave them his Palace in Canterbury which Pope Gregory decreed to be the Metropolitan Seat and made it the first in Dignity it having first received the Faith Ethelbaldus Son of Ethelbert King Cedwalla King Offa Edmundus King of Kent Cenulphus King of Kent Beornulphus King of Mercia King Athelstan King Edmund St. Edward the Confessor William the Conqueror King Henry the I. Henry the II. Richard the I. Edward the III. Edward Prince of Wales his Son Henry the IV. These and abundance of others of inferiour condition gave and confirmed to this Church many Lands Priviledges and Immunities the particulars of all which Lands c. may
this Abby upon his secular kindred or others but take care to bestow them upon poor People and Travellers c. King William Rufus and King Henry the I. were also Benefactors to this House Valued at 880 l. 14 s. 7 d. ob q. per Annum BRECKNOCK in Wales a Cell to Battel Abby BErnard de Newmarch was a Noble Norman in the Reign of King Henry the I. and was the first Conqueror of the Lands about Brecknock He gave to Battel Abby his Church of St. Iohn the Evangelist in his Castle of Brecknock Roger Earl of Hereford Grandson of the foresaid Bernard gave divers Lands and Tithes to the Monks in the Church of St. Iohn of Brecknock together with divers Liberties and Exemptions All which was afterwards confirm'd by Maihel de Hereford and William de Braiose Other Benefactors were Herbert Fitz Peter Iohn Fitz Reginald c. Valued at 112 l. 14 s. 2 d. per Annum ARMETHWAYT in Cumberland KING William the Conqueror founded here a Monastery for black Nuns and endow'd it with divers Lands and such Priviledges as wâ—re granted to the Church of Westminster This he granted in pure and perpetual Alms as freely As hert may it thynk or ygh may it se. This Nunnery being seated so very near the Borders of Scotland was so impoverisht by the Scots frequent Spoils and Inroads that it was in a manner reduced to nothing whereupon King Edward the IV. did in the thirteenth year of his Reign new grant ratifie and confirm their Lands and Estate unto the then Prioress and Nuns here Valued at 18 l. 18 s. 8 d. per Annum BEAULEIU Bellus Locus in Bedfordshire a Cell of St. Albans THE Church of St. Mary in this place of old call'd Moddry was at first a Hermitage and built by a Hermite called Radulfus It was afterwards given by Robert de Albeneio with the consent of his Mother Secilia to the Abby of St Albans and became a Cell of that House Which Robert endow'd it with divers Lands all which he gave to God and St. Alban and to the Monks of Beauleiu in Fee to hold in free Alms. WALLINGFORD in Barkshire a Cell of St. Albans THE Church here dedicated to the holy Trinity was made a Cell of St. Albans in the time of Paul Abbot there King Henry the VI. was a Benefactor to the Priory of Wallingford Vid. Vol 3. p. 11. BELVOIR or Beaver in Lincolnshire a Cell of St. Albans RObertus de Toteneio Lord of the Castle of Belvoir gave the Church of St. Mary adjoyning to his said Castle to the Abby of St. Albans to be a Cell of that House endowing it with divers Lands and Tithes appointing it for the Burial-place of himself and Wife in case they died in England and such it afterwards proved to be for his descendents The Lands hereunto given were confirm'd successively by the Heirs and Progeny of the said Robert and lastly by Thomas Lord Ros in the 8. Hen. 6. Valued at 104 l. 19 s. 10 d. per Annum HATFEILD-PEVERELL in Hertfordshire a Cell of St. Albans WIlliam Peverell gave the Church of St. Mary at Hatfeild with his own Mansion-House there for a Habitation of Monks and endow'd the same with Lands all which was afterwards annext to St. Albans and became a Cell of that House Valued at 60 l. 14 s. 11 d. ob per Annum HERTFORD a Cell of St. Albans RAdulfus de Limesey having erected a Church at Hertford he gave the same for a Cell to the Abby of St. Albans and with it divers Lands in Hertford and elsewhere The Abbot of St. Albans obliging himself to send thither six Monks of his House to serve God at Hertford and in case the Revenue should be augmented then to send a greater number Hadwisia Wife of the said Radulfus Alan de Limesey their Son Gerard his Son and Iohn de Limesey his Son were all Benefactors to this Church of St. Mary's at Hertford and to the Monks of St. Albans serving God herein Valued at 72 l. 14 s. 2 d. ob per Annum TINEMOUTH in Northumberland a Cell of St. Albans RObert de Mulbray a Norman of noble extraction to whom King William the Conqueror gave the Earldom of Northumberland endow'd the Church of St. Mary adjoyning to his Castle of Tinemouth and in which the Body of St. Oswin King and Martyr rested with fair Revenues and gave it for a Cell to the Monks of St. Albans David King of Scotland was a Benefactor to this House so were King Henry the I. of England King Henry the II. and King Iohn who granted to God and the Church of St. Oswin in Tinmouth and the Monks of St. Albans serving God here many Lands and great Liberties which Liberties tho' seiz'd by King Edward the III. yet were by him in the second year of his Reign regranted to them in as large a manner as ever out of the special Devotion which he bore to the two glorious Martyrs St. Alban and St. Oswin Valued at 397 l. 10 s. 5 d. ob per Annum WYMUNDHAM in Norfolk a Cell of St. Albans ANno Dom. 1139. William de Albaneio Butler to King Henry the I. built the Church of St. Mary and Priory of Monks at this Town endow'd the same with Revenuesâ— and annext it as a Cell to St. Albans yet so as they might choose a Prior among themselves and present him to their Founder whom he was not to refuse without good Cause And the Monks here paid only a Mark of Silver yearly to the Abbot of St. Albans as an acknowledgment of subjection King Henry the I. confirm'd the Estate given to this House with the grant of many great Liberties The like did also William Earl of Sussex Grandson of the foresaid William the Founder Afterwards in the 27th of King Henry the VI. by Authority of Pope Nicholas the V. and at the Petition of Sir Andrew Ogard Kt. then Patron of this Monastery it was discharged from any dependency on the Abby of St. Albans and from paying the Mark per Annum and made an Abby of it self and Steven London then Prior the first Abbot All which was allow'd and confirm'd by the said King Henry the VI. who at the same time pardon'd all penalties incurr'd by the Parties concern'd in procuring the Popes Bull by reason of the Statute of Provisors or any other Statute Valued at 211 l. 16 s. 6 d. q. per Annum BINHAM in Norfolk a Cell of St. Albans PEter de Valoniis and Albreda his Wife gave the Church of St. Mary at Binham to the Abby of St. Albans but to be subject only in such manner as St. Pancrace at Lewis is subject to St. Peter of Clugni paying yearly to the Church of St. Alban a Mark of Silver and no more Rogâ—r de Valoniis confirm'd to God and St. Mary and the Monks of St. Albans serving God at Binham all the Lands which his Father Peter had given them and gave to them besides
THIS was founded by Iohn de Toryton The Lands given to these Monks were recited and confirm'd by King Iohn in the sixteenth year of his Reign Vid. Vol. 2. p. 918. Valued at 135 l. 3 s. 6 d. per Annum HOLMCOLTRUM in Cumberland Founded An. 1150. KIng Henry II seems to have been the Founder of this Abby King Richard the I. in the first year of his Reign confirm'd their Lands as 〈◊〉 also K. Henry III. in the 39. year of his Reign Iohn Gernoun and Margaret his Wife founded and endow'd a Chantry in this Abby Church for four Chaplains Monks of this House and two secular Chaplains This Iohn than held two parts of the Mannor of Wyggeton by Cornage As was found by Inquisition 6 E. 3. Vid. Vol. 3. p. 34. Valued at 427 l. 19 s. 3 d. ob q. per Annum TARENT in Dorsetshire THis Abby was founded for Nuns of the Cistercian Order by Richard Bishop of Durham Iohn Queen of Scots gave to this House cum corpore suo with her Body Lands in Stanton in Cambridgeshire to the value of 20 l. per Annum All the Estate belonging to this Monastery was confirm'd by King Henry III. who was also himself a Benefactor Valued at 215 l. 7 s. 9 d. per Annum TILTEY alias Wudeham in Essex FOunded Anno 1152. This was first given by Maurice Son of Ieffery de Teretia to the Canons of the Church of St. Iohn Baptist of Wodeham and endow'd with several Lands confirm'd by King Henry II. After wards King Richard the first confirm'd the same Estate to the Monks here settled of the Cistercian Order in the tenth year of his Reign Valued at 167. 2 s. 6 d. per Annum DEULACRES in Cheshire ANno 1153. The Abby of Pulton in Cheshire was founded by Robert Pincerna it was furnisht with Monks of the Cistercian Order from Cumbermere and was therefore called a Daughter of that House In the year 1214. the Convent was translated from Pulton to Deulacres by Ralph Earl of Chester This Ralph afterwards coming from his Expedition in the Holy Land was in a great Storm at Sea in the Night confident of deliverance at Midnight through the Suffrages of these Monks then at their Nocturnal Devotions accordingly the Storm did then begin to cease to the wonder of the Seamen This Ralph and his Successors Earls of Chester gave and confirm'd divers Lands and Possessions to this Abby Vid. Vol. 2. pag 919. CLUNOK-VAUR in Wales THe Original of this Monastery was by S. Benow of whom mention is made in the Life of St. Winefrid The White Monks here were of a newer Foundation Guithin Unkle to one of the Princes of Northwales gave the Village of Clunok to Benow Vide Vol. 2. pag. 119. STRATFLURE in Cardiganshire FOunded and endowed with divers Lands by Reese Prince of Southwales The Estate of this House called also Strata florida was confirm'd by King Henry II. and King Edward I. Valued at 118 l. 7 s. 3 d. per Annum LEGâ—URN in Lincolnshire THis Abby was founded for Nuns by Robert de Lekeburn who was buried in the Chapter house of this Nunnery at whose Interment his Son and Heir William declared publickly his confirmation of his Fathers Donations and Endowments adding of his own gift the yearly Rent of two shillings in Franckalmoign King Iohn in the first year of his Reign confirm'd the Estate of this House Valued at 38 l. 8 s. 4 d. per Annum STRATMARGEL or Strata-Marcella in Montgomeryshire FOunded An. 1170. by Madock ap Griffin By his Deed dated An. 1222 he endowed it with divers Lands and Revenues Valued at 64 l. 14 s. 2 d. per Annum STANLAW in Cheshire Founded An. 1172. THe first Founder of this House was Iohn Constable of Chester who endowed it with divers Lands and Liberties his Deed bears date 1178. These Monks of Stanlaw were afterwards translated to the Church of Whaley at which the Abbot and Convent of Salley in Torkshire were very much grieved alledging among other things that they were nigher to their Abby than the Constitutions of their Order do allow of and that it was to their damage 27l 10 s. But the differences were composed in the year 1305. by the Abbots of Ryvalle and Belland The Church of Whaley was in being in the time when St. Augustine the Monk came into England The Rectors of which Church were in after times called Deans and not Parsons and were married men who also had the ordinary Jurisdiction of the place committed to them by the Bishop These Deans had an Estate of inheritance in the Church of Whaly and the Chappels which went from Father to Son and the Cure of the Churches was supplied by certain Priests whom the Deans provided and presented to the Bishop for his License The Names of these Deans may be seen in the Book at large But after the Council of Lateran 1215. it was no longer permitted that this Church should go as an inheritance Not long after this the Church of Whaley was given by Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincoln and Lord of Blagbornshire to the Monks of Stanlaw who enter'd upon this their new Seat in the year 1296. Dom. George de Norbury being then their Abbot which Translation was ratified by the Bull of Pope Nicholas the IV. The Deed of the said Henry whereby he gave this Church of Whally with all its Rights Liberties and Appurtenants bears date in the year 1283. In the thirty fourth year of Edward the III. Henry Duke of Lancaster Earl of Derby Lincoln and Leicester gave divers Lands to the Abbot and Convent of Whalley for the maintaining of a Recluse or Anchorite and his Successors dwelling in a place within the Church-yard of the Parish-Church of Whalley and for two Women their Servants who shall be there continually praying for the said Duke his Ancestors and Heirs viz to find them every Week throughout the year fifteen Loaves of the Convent Bread each Loaf weighing fifty shillings sterling and seven Loaves of the second sort of the same weight eight Gallons of the best Ale of the Convent and three pence for their Companage to deliver them yearly at the Feast of all Saints ten Stock-fish and ten great Ling fish one bushel of Oats for their Potage one bushel of Salt two Gallons of Oyl for their Lamps one stone of Tallow for Candles six Load of Turf and one of Brushwood for Fuel to keep their House in repair and to find one of their Monks and a Clark to say Mass in the Chappel of the said Recluse daily c. The first Founder of this House Iohn de Lacy Constable of Chester and Lord of Halton married Alice Sister of William de Mandeville and died in the Holy Land Of this Family was Henry de Lacy Founder of the Abby of Kirkstall of whom before NUNAPLETON in Yorkshire THIS Priory of Nuns was founded by Adeliza de Sancto-Quintino and Robert her Son and Heir dedicated to God St.
here with divers Tenements in Oxford and several Lands and Churches in the Neighbouring Towns Robert one of the natural Sons of King Henry the I. having married a Daughter of the Founder devoted himself to these Canons alive or dead and gave them 10 l. of Land in his Mannor of Waneting The like did Henry de Oily his Brother-in-Law out of his Mannor of Hocnorton The other Lands granted by divers Benefactors to these Canons see in the Book at large Valued at 654 l. 10 s. 2 d. per Annum RONTON in Staffordshire THIS Priory was founded by Robert the Son of Noel in a place then called St. Mary des Essarz and was a Cell to Haghmon in Shropshire Whose Foundation and Endowment was afterwards confirm'd by Thomas his Son and by R. Archbishop of Canterbury Vid. inf 940. Valued at 90 l. 2 s. 11 d. ob per Annum PYNHAM near Arundell in Sussex ADeliza second Wife and Widow of King Henry the I. afterwards married to William Earl of Arundel gave a parcel of Land then called Pynham adjoyning to Arundell for the maintenance of two Chaplains William Earl of Arundell gave the same Land and more for the maintenance of Regular Canons and building a Church to the honour of God and St. Bartlemew he gave them also Common of Pasture in his Medow of Arundell for fourteen Cows and two Bulls c. All which Gifts were confirm'd by Ranulph Bishop of Chichester LILLESHULL in Shropshire THE Church here dedicated to St. Alcmund is said to have been first founded by Adelfleda a Queen of Mercia but afterwards much amplified and endow'd with ten Prebends by King Edgar Afterwards Richard Beumeys Dean of this Church by assent of King Steven and Authority of the Pope gave this Church over to Canons Regular coming from St. Peter's at Dorchester which new Monastery was dedâ—cated to St. Mary ever Virgin Benefactors to this House were Alan la Zouche the Lady Hillaria de Trussebut c. King Henry the III. confirm'd their Estate Vid. inf 941. Valued at 229 l. 3 s. d. per Annum GISEBURNE in Yorkshire RObert de Brus by the Council of Pope Calixtus the II. and Thurstin Achbishop of York founded this Priory to the honour of God and St. Mary and endow'd it with divers Lands as well at Gyseburn as elsewhere and with the Churches of Skelton and Herte c. Robert de Brus was a noble Norman Knight who came into England with the Conqueror An. 1066. and obtain'd to himself the Castle of Skelton the Lordships of Danby Kendal Anendule Herte and Hertnesse Karlton and divers other Lands in the North. This Robert gave to his second Son of his own name Anandal in Scotland and Herte and Hertnesse in England and dying An. 1141. lies buried at Gisburne Priory of his own Foundation to whose Estate succeeded Adam de Bruse from whom descended Peter de Bruse who dying without issue An. 1273. his inheritance became divided among his four Sisters viz. Agnes married to the Lord Walter Fauconberg who had for her purparty the Castle of Skelton c. Lucia married to the Lord Marmaduke de Tweng who had with her Danby c. Margaret who married the Lord Robert de Rose and with her went Kendale and lastly Laderina married to the Lord Iohn de Bellew and had for her part Charleton c. From Robert the second Son of the first mention'd Robert de Brus descended lineally Robert de Brus King of Scotland who making War against King Edward the I. that King seiz'd upon his Lands of Herte and Hertnesse as forfeited and granted them to the Lord Clifford These Bruses of the younger House gave divers Churches in Scotland to this Priory confirm'd by William King of Scotland Vid. Vol. 3. p. 46. Valued at 628 l. 3 s. 4 d. per Annum SCARTHE near Wharlton in Yorkshire THIS House founded and endowed by Steven de Manilio was given as a Cell to Guisburne by Hugo de Rudby Chaplain to the said Steven and by him appointed Trustee for this purpose NUTLEY in Buckinghamshire THIS Abby otherwise called Sancta Maria de Parcho was founded and endowed by Walter Gifford Earl of Buckingham and Ermigardis his Wife Confirm'd by King Henry the II. and by King Iohn with the Addition of great Liberties and Immunities who also granted to William Marescal and his Heirs the Gift of the Pastoral Staff of the Abby of Nuteley To the Canons here was given the Church of all Saints at Bradley in the Diocess of Sarum in which Parish was founded a Chappel for Leperous Women which Chappel before it could be dedicated by Iocelin then Bishop of Sarum was publickly and solemnly declared by Oath not to be any ways prejudicial to the Mother Church in Tithes or Obventions c. Valued at 437 l. 6 s. 8 d. per Annum BISSEMEDE in Bedfordshire HVgh de Bellocampo founded and endow'd this Priory with divers Lands and Commons c. He granted the Canons here besides other things the Priviledge to have their Corn first ground at his Mills at Hetune after that which should be found on All which was confirm'd by Roger de Bellocampo He granted also the Tithes of his Park of Ettune tam de bosco quam de essartis as well of his Woods as arable Lands Pope Gregory granted to this House divers Priviledges as not to pay Tithes of their own Stock to cellebrate privately in time of a general Interdict c. Here was formerly a Hermitage of great Veneration Valued at 71 l. 13 s. 9 d. ob per Annum BRIDLINGTON in Yorkshire WAlter de Gant establisht Canons in the Church of St. Mary of Bridlinton and gave them all his Estate in that Town and confirm'd to them all other Lands which his homines Tenants who held of him had given them Gilbert de Gant his Son Earl of Lincoln confirm'd all that his Father gave c. The like did King Henry the II. Gilbert de Gant was born baptized and educated in this Priory and therefore disposed his Body to be buried here The Archdeacon of Richmond did use in time of his Visitation to come to a Church belonging to these Canons with a train of ninety seven Horse one and twenty Dogs and three Hawks and in an hours time all their Provision was utterly consumed till at last this great Oppression was prohibited by the Bull of Pope Innocent the III. Ralph de Nevil granted to these Canons to take Stone out of his Quarry of Fivele with a way over his Ground for the use of their Monastery for ever Valued at 547 l. 6 s. 11 d. per Annum St. BARTLEMEW in Smithfield London RAherus founded the Church here in honour of St. Bartholmew for Canons of St. Augustin's Rule and himself became their Prior for the space of two and twenty years This man had been formerly when young a noted Drole or Jester and by such means had become acceptable and familar to the great Ones at Court and
this Priory first at Runcorn Anâ— 1133. which was afterwards removed to Norton From him 〈◊〉 Roger Constable of Chester abovementioned to whom Ranulf Earl oâ— Chester for a particular Service done him in Wales gave the Dominion of Shoo-makers and Stage-players to hold to him and his Heirs for ever This Roger died A. 1211. and lies buried in the Monastery of Stanlowe Of this Line descended the Lacies Earls of Lincoln and the Earls of Lancaster Leicester and Derby Valued at 180 l. 7 s. 6 d. ob per Annum NEWBURGH in Yorkshire FOunded by Roger de Molbray and endowed with divers Lands and Churches who also confirm'd what the Freemen of his Fee had given or should give to the Canons here In the time of King William the Conqueror Robert de Mowbray was Earl of Northumberland who taking part with other Great men who rise against King William Rufus for having banish'd Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury and destroy'd eighty Religious Houses to enlarge his Forrest was taken by the King beheaded and his Estate seized and afterwards given by King Henry the I. to Negellus de Albeney whose Mother was a Mowbray after which time the Albanies took on them the name of Molbray Son of that Nigellus was the first abovemention'd Roger de Molbray who founded this Priory An. 1145. he founded also the Abby of Bellaland and many other Religious Houses to the number of thirty five From whom descended Themas Mowbray who in the Reign of King Rich. II. was made Duke of Norfolk Earl of Nottingham Lord Marshal of England c. From whom descended two Co-heirs the eldest of which Ann was married to the Lord Thomas Howard who in the second year of King Edward the IV. was created Duke of Norfolk Valued at 367 l. 8 s. 3 d. per Annum HODE in Yorkshire a Cell to Newburgh HOde was at first demised to the Canons of Billalanda by Robert de Alneto on condition that they should here found an Abby of their Canons This was confirm'd by Roger de Mowbray Adam Fossard gave Hode to the Canons of Newburgh with Lands lying about the same which Canons did acknowledge the said Adam to be the Patron Advocatus of the said place and of all belonging thereunto EGLESTON in the Bishoprick of Durham PHilip Bishop of Durham confirm'd to God St. Mary and St. Iohn Baptist and to the Canons of Egleston divers Lands which Gilbert de Ley held of him by the service of one Knights Fee and had given them An. 1273. the Abbot and Canons of this House covenanted with Iohn Duke of Britany and Earl of Richmond to find six Chaplains Canons of this House to say six Masses daily in the Castle of Richmond for ever the said Canons to be constantly resident in the said Castle in consideration whereof the said Earl of Richmond granted to the Abbot and Convent of Egleston divers Lands and Possessions and a place apart in his said Castle for the Habitation of the said six Chaplains c. DORCHESTER in Oxfordshire BEfore the Norman Conquest here was a Bishops Seat Remigius translated it to Lincoln Alexander Bishop of Lincoln erected here an Abby of black Canons the Body of which Church served for the Parish Church After the Suppression the East-part of the Abby-Church was bought by a rich man of this Town for 140 l. and given to augment the Parish Church Valued at 219 l. 12 s. per Annum THORNTON upon Humber in Lincolnshire FOunded by William Grose Earl of Albemarl Anno Dom. 1139. Canons Regular were introduced here from Kyrkham under the Government of one Richard their Prior who was afterwards made Abbot in the year 1148. by Pope Eugenius the III. Earl William the Founder died An. 1180. having endow'd this Abby with many Lands and Revenues King Richard the I. confirm'd all the Possessions given to the Abby of St. Mary of Thornton and the Canons there with the Grant of large Liberties and Immunities Pope Celestine the III. granted them the Priviledge not to pay any Tithes of Cattle c. for their own use Abbots of this House were 1. Richard 2. Philip 1152. 3. Thomas 1175. 4. Iohn Benton 1184. 5. Iordan de Villa 1203. 6. Richard de Villa 1223. 7. Ieffrey Holme 1233. 8. Robert 1245. 9. William Lyncoln 1257. 10. Walter Hotoâ—t 1273. 11. Thomas de Ponte 1290. The Advowson of this Abby together with all the Lands and Possessions of the Earl of Albemarl did escheat to King Edward the I. Which being thus in the Crown King Edward the III. in the sixth year of his Reign granted by advice of the Prelates and Barons in Parliament that the said Advowson should remain ever annext to the Crown and that the said Abbot should not be oblig'd to attorn to any in case any grant of the said Advowson should be made Valued at 594 l. 17 s. 10 d. per Annum BRUMMORE in Wiltshire BAldwin de Riveris and Hugh his Unkle were the Founders of this Monastery for Canons Regular King Henry the II. confirm'd the Lands given them and granted them feeding for one hundred Cattle and one hundred Hogs in Newforest and dead Wood for their fuel as much as necessary HAREWOLD in Bedfordshire THIS was a Priory of Nuns of St. Augustin founded by Sampson de Forte Malcolm King of Scotland as Earl of Huntington confirm'd certain Lands to this Church of St. Peter of Harewold and to the Prior and Canons and Sisters there serving God The like did King William of Scotland King Henry the IV. of England gave to the Prioress and Nuns of Harewold one Messuage in Chakirstone of the yearly value of 2 s. with the Advowson of that Church BRINKEBURNE in Northumberland FOUNDED by William Bertram Hawys his Wife and Roger his Son for Canons Their Possessions were confirm'd by William Earl or Northumberland Henry Earl of Northumberland Son to the King of Scotland and by King Henry III. Valued at 68 l. 19 s. 1 d. LEYE in the I le of Gersey Diocesse of Exon. THIS was at first a Priory of Canons but afterwards in the Reign of King Edward I. it was changed to a Nunnery of Canonesses it was dedicated to St. Mary and St. Iohn Evangelist BRIWETON in Somersetshire WIlliam de Moyne Earl of Somerset gave divers Lands c. to the Canons Regular of this House which was before the Conquest an Abby of Monks founded by Algarus Earl of Cornwal but the said Moyne or Mohun placed Canons here since the Conquest Sauvaricus Bishop of Bath and Glaustonbury confirm'd to God and the Blessed Mary of Briweton and the Canons Regular there the Lands c. given by their Benefactors Valued at 439 l. 6 s. 8 d. BRADENSTOKE in Wiltshire FOunded and endowed by Patricius Earl of Salisbury and Walter his Father William Bishop of Sarum appropriated divers Churches to the proper use of these Canons salvis Vicariis ordinandis taxandis King Henry III. confirm'd all their Possessions Valued at 212 l. 19 s. 3
Mary and the Canons of Rudham divers Lands Churches and Mills Duos homines scilicet G. V. terram illorum two of his Tenants with the Land which they held of him Hervey Beleth gave them the Mannor of Rudham for the maintenance of an Hospital by him founded at Boycodeswade Valued at 121 l. 18 s. 10 d. ob per Annum BRUNNE in Lincolnshire Bourn FOunded by Balwin Son of Gislebert who endow'd it with divers Lands Churches and Tithes of sundry kinds An. 1138. The Wakes were principal Benefactors to this House and became Patrons of the same being Lords of the Mannor of Bourn and descended from the Founder and as Patrons had the Custody of the Abby in time of Vacation c. which was allowed by King Edward the II. who for that purpose granted his mandate to Matthew Broun Escheator for the Counties of Lincoln Northampton and Roteland in the seventeenth year of his Reign notwithstanding that some of the Possessions of this Abby were held of the King in Capite NEWENHAM in Bedfordshire BEfore the Conquest the Church of St. Paul in Bedford was a Colledge of Prebendaries or Secular Canons till one of the Canons killing a Butcher they were forced to remove their Habitation to a place call'd Newenham a Mile distant from Bedford and there they became Regular Canons Roiâ—ia Wife of Paganus de Bellocampo to whom King William the Conqueror gave the Barony of Bedford and Simon her Son were the founders of their House at Newenham Which Simon endow'd them with divers Lands and Possessions among others the Church of St. Paul at Bedford with all its Possessions and the Tithes of the Mill of the Castle of Bedford c. These Canons had also large Liberties granted them on the River for fishing and for keeping Swans as many as they pleased seeding for thirty Hogs yearly quit of Paunage in the Wood of Kerdington free Pasture for twelve Oxen in all the Grounds of the Patron where his own Oxen fed with Liberty to elect their own Prior saving to the Patron the Custody of the outward Gate of the Monastery in time of Vacation c. All whose Lands and Liberties were confirm'd to them in 15 R. 2. by Thomas Earl Mareschal and Earl of Nottingham Lord Moubray and Segrave then Patron of this Priory Valued at 293 l. 5 s. 11 d. per Annum St. RADEGUNDIS at Bradsole in Kent KING Henry the III. confirm'd the several Lands and Revenues given to this House by sundry Benefactors among whom Henry de Wengham Dean of St. Martins in London Vid. Vol. 3. P. 69. Valued at 98 l. 9 s. 2 d. ob per Annum KIME in Lincolnshire THE first founder of this Priory was Sir Philip de Kyme Knt. the Canons of this House held Lands in Thorpe and Billingey Valued at 101 l. 0 s. 4 d. per Annum BUTLEY in Suffolk FOunded by Ranulph de Glanvilla and by him endowed with divers Churches and Lands in the year 1171. This Ranulph de Glanvill was heretofore Chief Justice of England and left only three Daughters among whom he parted his Land before he made his Voyage to the Holy Land to the eldest who married one William de Aubervil he gave the intire Mannor of Benhall and the Advowson of the Monastery of the blessed Mary of Buttele and to the other Sisters other parts of his Estate Vid. Vol. 3. P. 110. Valued at 318 l. 17 s. 2 d. per Annum NEWâ—STED near Guildford in Surrey FOunded by Rualdus de Calua and Beatrix his Wife with the assent of William Malbanc their Heir in honour of the blessed Virgin Mary and St. Thomas the Martyr in a place call'd Aldeburi in the Mannor of Sandes for Canons Regular whose Estate was confirm'd by King Henry the III. and King Edward the II. BERLIZ in Somersetshire THE several Lands Churches and Tithes given to the Prior and Canons of this House dedicated to St. Nicholas by Matilda de Sayâ—â—d others were confirm'd by King Henry the III. An. Regni 40. and by Edw. the III. An. 13. WOMBRIGGE in Shropshire FOunded by William Fitz-Alan Dedicated to God St. Mary and St. Leonard Many were the Benefactors to this House among whom the Lords of Cherinton gave divers Lauds and Revenues in that Town c. All the Possessions of these Canons with divers Liberties to them granted by their severeal Benefactors were recited and confirm'd by King Edward the II. An. Reg. 12. Valued at 65 l. 7 s. 4 d. per Annum CALDEWELL in Bedfordshire SImon Basket an Alderman of Bedford was the first founder of this House but the Advowson came afterwards to the Lords Latymer Robert Son of William de Houton gave Lands to the Order of Fryers of the Holy Cross at Caldewell confirm'd by King Hen. the III. An. Reg. 57. Valued at 109 l. 8 s. 5 d. per Annum TONEBRIGGE in Kent FOunded by Richard de Clare Earl of Hertford for Canons Regular and by him endow'd with certain Rents the feeding of one hundred and twenty Hogs yearly in his Forrest of Tonebrigge freely and to have yearly one Buck at the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen ANGLESEYE in Cambridgeshire Elizabeth de Burgo Sister and one of the Heirs of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester and Hertford Patroness of this Priory granted the Monks here liberty to choose their Prior An. 1333. The same Elizabeth granted a Rent of 20 l. per Annum to the Prior and Convent of this House in consideration of which they obliged themselves to find two Chantry Priests Seculars to celebrate at the Altar of the holy Cross in their Church for ever for the said Elizabeth her Ancestors and Heirs and to allow to the said two Priests their Lodging and Diet and to each 20 s. per Annum or else twelve Marks yearly which they shall think most convenient which Grant bears date 6. E. 3. Valued at 24 l. 19 s. per Annum TRENTHAM in Staffordshire RAlph Earl of Chester was the Founder or rather Restorer of this House granting to the Canons here a yearly Rent of 100 s. per Annum Confirm'd by King Henry the II. with the grant of large Liberties and Immunities Valued at 106 l. 3 s. 10 d. per Annum WORMLEY in Herefordshire STeven de Ebroicis gave to this Church dedicated to God and St. Leanard and to the Canons here certain Mills Lands and Tithes in Lenhale for the maintenance of there Chaplains Confirm'd by Gilbert de Lacy in consideration of 〈◊〉 by the said Canons to him paid And by William Son of the said Steven An. 1240. Vid. Vol. 3. p. 48. Valued at 83 l. 10 s. 2 d. per Annum ROYSTON in Cambridgeshire FOunded and endow'd by Eustach de Merâ— King Richard the I. confirm'd to this Monastery by the Name of the Monastery of St. Thomas the Martyr apud Crucem Rhosiae and to the Canons here all their Possessions given by several Benefactors and further granted a yearly Fair during all
Marks for the Maintenance of Converts and for the building their Church c. to be paid yearly out of the Exchequer one Moiety at Easter and the other at Michaelmas till other Provision shall be made in Lands or Rents And by another Charter dated 33 H. 3. that King gave to this House by him founded for Convert Iews between the old and new Temple at London certain Escheated Lands to hold to the Master and Brethren of the said House converted and to be converted from Judaism to the Catholick Faith LECHELADE in Gloucestershire FOunded by Richard Earl of Cornwa Brother of King Henry III. and Senchia his Wife Confirm'd by King Henry III. Which King An. 54. granted to the Brethren of this Hospital dedicated to St. Iohn Baptist the Hermitage of Lovebury in the Forrest of Whichewode they providing one Chaplain to celebrate daily in the said Hermitage King Edward the IV. An. 12. granted the Patronage or Advowson of this Hospital to his Mother Cecily Dutchess of York with License to change it into a Chantry of three perpetual Chaplains to celebrate the Divine Offices daily at the Altar of our Lady in the Church of Lechlade which three Chaplains to be a Body incorporate able to purchase Lands c. and to have a Common Seal By the same Deed he granted License to Iohn Twynâ—ho to found another Chantry at the Altar of St. Blase in the same Church for one perpetual Chaplain and that the other three Chaplains may grant to this Chantry Priest of St. Blase a yearly Rent of ten Marks LEDBURY in Herefordshire FOunded by Hugh Foliot Bishop of Hereford for the Reception of poor People and Travellers and dedicated in honour of God and St. Katherine the Virgin he endow'd it with several Churches and Tenements c. all which with other Lands given by others King Edw. the III. An. 2. confirm'd Valued at 22. l. 5 s. per Annum St. LEONARDS at Leicester RObert the III. call'd for distinction Blancmains Earl of Leicester had issue among others William a Leper who founded this Hospital LANGRIGH in ... RIchard de Singelton and Walter Nutun of Ribelcester gave to the Master and Brethren of this Hospital dedicated to God and St. Saviour Divers Lands in Ribelcester and elsewhere BILLESWIKE near Bristol in Gloucestershire FOunded by Robert de Gurnay and by him endow'd with the Mannor of Poulet c. for the Maintenance of a Master and three Chaplains and for the refection of one hundred poor People daily for ever each of the said Poor to have a quantity of Bread of the weight of 45 s. with a sufficient quantity of Potage made of Oat-meal the Bread to be made of an equal mixture of Bean-flower and Barly de frumento fabarum ordeo Valued at 112 l. 9 s. 9 d. per Annum GLANFORDBRIGGE in Yorkshire FOunded by the Ancestors of Sir Ralph Paynel Knt. but the Abbot and Convent of Seleby had the power of placing one of their Brotherhood in this Hospital to have the Custody of the same yet so that he should not convert the Goods of the Hospital to any other use but only to the Sustentation of the Poor and Needy St. BARTLEMEW's in Gloucester IT was found by Inquisition 30 E. 3. That in the time of Hen. the II. one Nicholas Walred a Chaplain undertook the building of the West-Bridge here to whom many Workmen resorting one William Myparty a Burgess of Gloucester erected a certain Habitation for the said Nicholas and the other Workmen in which House for a long time after the said Nicholas and William did dwell together with the Workmen and divers infirm People of both Sexes having always a Priest for their Governor all living on Alms till King Henry the III. An. 13. gave them the Church of St. Nicholas in this City with other Lands from which time the said House became an Hospital bearing the name of St. Bartlemew the same King granted them Liberty also to choose a Prior which accordingly they did This Hospital consisted of a Master and three Brothers beside the Poor Valued at 44 l. 7 s. 2 d. ob per Annum GRETHAM in the Bishoprick of Durham FOunded by Robert Bishop of Durham in honour of God St. Mary and St. Cuthbert for a Master and Brethren and for the Sustentation of the poor and needy People that should resort thither who also endow'd it with the Mannor of Gretham c. He granted also that the Master and Brethren of this House should be free from all Tolls Aids and Tallages and to all their Benefactors being contrite and confess'd he releas'd forty days Penance Whose Deed confirm'd by Hugh Prior of Durham and the Convent there bears date An. Dom. 1262. Valued at 97 l. 6 s. 3 d. ob per Annum ESTBRIGGE in Canterbury THIS Hospital founded in honour of St. Nicholas St. Catherine and St. Thomas the Martyr was compounded of several united into one the poor and infirm Brethren of which William Cokyn Citizen of Canterbury made his Heirs of all his Lands Possessions and Chattles which with divers other Gifts from other Men King Edward the II. An. 7. recited and confirm'd to the Master and Brethren here and their Successors Valued at 23 l. 18 s. 9 d. ob per Annum BOLTON in Northumberland FOunded and endow'd by Robert de Roos for three Brothers and Chaplains and thirteen Leperous Men and certain Lay Brothers Constituting the Abbot of Rivall and the Prior of Kyrkham joyntly to be the principal Wardens or Governors of this Hospital to whose Power he committed the placing the Master or displacing him if occasion be BASINGSTOKE in Southamptonshire FOunded by King Henry the III. ad sustentation ministorum Altaris Christi For the support of those who serve at God's Altar St. KATHERINES near the Tower at London FOunded by Queen Alianore Widow of King Henry II. For a Master and Brethren and by her largely endow'd with Lands Rents and Tenements in East-Smithfield Kent and Hertfordshire Reserving to her self and the succeeding Queens of England full Power to place the Master or Custos of the Hospital for ever Ordaining that out of the Revenues of this House should be maintain'd three Priests together with the said Master to celebrate daily in the said Hospital that on the 16th of November on which day King Henry the II. died a half-penny a peice should be distributed in Alms to one thousand poor People and on every day in the year 12 d. to twenty four poor People that upon the death of any Brother or Sister another to be substituted by her or the succeeding Queens of England who are after her death to be the Patronesses and Conservators of this House Whose Deed of Foundation and Settlement bears date An. Dom. 1273. Valued at 315 l. 14 s. 2 d. per Annum St. JOHN BAPTIST in Exeter FOunded by Gilbert and Iohn Merchants of Exeter here were five Priests nine Boys and twelve poor People St. PAUL at Norwich FOunded
and Lands c. to the yearly value of 500 l. Within which this Alms-house was erected for two Chaplains five and thirty poor Men and three Women to be govern'd by the Master of that Hospital but the Cardinal dying before this Foundation was perfectly compleated King Henry the VI. An. 33. did incorporate them under a Rector of their own by the name of The New Alms-house of Noble Poverty establisht near Winchester by Henry Cardinal of England and Bishop of Winchester Son of John late Duke of Lancaster of noble Memory with grant of a Common Seal and Power to purchase c. Valued at 84 l. 4 s. 2 d. per Annum STOKFASTON Stockerson in Leicestershire FOunded with License of King Edward the IV. An. 5. by Iohn de Boyville Esq near the Town Church for one Chaplain and three poor men who were a Body Corporate and might retain Lands to the value of 10 l. per Annum HEITSBURY in Wiltshire FOunded with License of King Edward the IV. An. 11. by Margaret Widow of Robert Lord Hungerford Iohn Cheyne of Pynne Esq and Iohn Mervyn Esq for one Chaplain twelve poor Men and one poor Woman of whom the Chaplain to be Custos or Warden Which Hospital was made a Body Corporate c. and endow'd with divers Lands and had a grant of twenty Load of Wood for firing out of the Wood of Southleghe in Wiltshire The Savoy in the Suburbs of London KING Henry the VIII An. 2. granted the place or peice of Ground called the Savoy parcel of the Dutchy of Lancaster and lying in the Parishes of St. Clements Danes without the Bars of the New Temple at London and St. Mary of the Stronde in the County of Middlesex to Richard Bishop of Winchester Richard Bishop of London Thomas Bishop of Durham Edmund Bishop of Sarum William Bishop of Lincoln Iohn Bishop of Rochester Thomas Earl of Arundel Thomas Earl of Surrey Charles Lord Herbert Sir Iohn Fyneux Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench Sir Robert Rede Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Iohn Young Master of the Roles Sir Iohn Lovell and Iohn Cutte Excutors of King Henry the VII for the founding and establishing of an Hospital And by another Deed dated An. 4. he granted License to the said Executors to found such Hospital for five Secular Chaplains one of which to be Master to pray for the good Estate of him and Catherine his Consort and for the Souls of King Henry the VII and Elizabeth his Consort and of Arthur Prince of Wales Which Hospital was to be called The Hospital of Henry the VII late King of England at the Savoy to be a Body Corporate to have a Common Seal and yearly Revenues to the value of five hundred Marks per Annum for maintenance of the said Chaplains and for performance of such other Works of Mercy and Piety as by the said Executors shall be appointed and exprest With a Non obstante to the Statute of Mortmain Valued at 529 l. 5 s. 7 d. ob per Annum Of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem THE Patron of this Order of Knights was St. Iohn Baptist from whom they took their Denomination The Hospital of St. Iohn Baptist and the Poor at Ierusalem is said to be first built in the time of Iulius Caesar Emperor of Rome and Antiochus Prince of Antioch with certain Treasure which one Melchiar a Priest in the Temple had taken out of the Sepulcher of David here the Poor and Infirm were kindly received and entertain'd from all parts of the World The same Author delivers that when our Saviour Christ became incarnate and conversed on Earth when he came to Ierusalem he resorted frequently to this House and that it was in this House that he appear'd to his Apostles after his Passion and Resurrection the Doors being all shut After his Ascension St. Steven and others of his Disciples served the poor in this Hospital house according to our Lord's Precept When the Christians were expell'd from Ierusalem and the City was possest by the Saracens one Conradus or Gerardus a devout Servant of God lived here and served the Poor in like manner who at such time as Ierusalem was besieg'd by Godfrey of Bullen and the Christian Pilgrims and a great Famine being in the Christian Camp was accustomed to go upon the Walls and throw over Loaves which he carried secretly about him for that purpose as if he were eager in throwing Stones against the Besiegers This Gerard was the first Master of this Hospital which after the City was taken by the Christians was very much favour'd and its Revenues augmented by the Kings of Ierusalem c. After the death of this Gerard Frier Raymund de Puy became Master who establisht a Rule for the Hospitallers confirm'd by Pope Innocent the II. and Pope Boniface This Rule consists of nine and twenty Articles among which it is ordain'd that every Brother or Frier at his admission to the Service of the Poor here is to profess these three things Chasâ—ity Obedience and to live without Property that when the Friers go abroad they shall not go alone but two or three together that if any be publickly guilty of Fornication he shall be publickly whipt and then expell'd the Society The Infirm at their first Reception into the Hospital shall be consest and communicate and then carried to bed and there served and attended as Lords and Masters of the House That all the Brothers shall wear a Cross on their upper Garments as a Badge of their Faith c. Others give another account of the Original of the Hospitallersâ— affirming that after the Turks of Arabia had over-run Syria and Egypt about the year 612. certain Italian Merchants of the City of Malfe trading into these parts and being favour'd by the Turks on the account of their Trade they obtain'd from the Calife of Egypt a peice of Ground lying before the Temple of the Sepulcher for their Habitation here those Mâ—rchants built a Monastery and Church in honour of the blessed Virgin placing therein an Abbot and Monks After that they built another little Church in honour of St. Mary Magdalen for the Reception of Women Pilgrims and placed therein certain Nuns and lastly considering the danger of those who came in Pilgrimage to the holy places who were often robbed by the Turks they built an Hospital or Domus Dei for the Reception of Men whether Well or Sick who arrived here in Pilgrimage and another Church for them dedicated to St Iohn Elemon Patriarch of Alexandria These three Houses subsisted only by Alms collected for them yearly by the said Merchants of Malfy till the Christians conquer'd Ierusalem and expelled the Saracens At which time lived in the Abby of Monks the before-mention'd Girald to whom the Abbot committed the Reception and Relief of the Poor and Pilgrims in the foresaid Domus Dei or Hospital and after such reduction of the City the said Hospital flourisht daily more and
into England with King William the Conqueror had issue Robert and he Thomas Thomas had issue Alice and Iohn his Co-heirs Alice was married to William de Harecourt and had in partition the Mannour of Elimhale from whom descended Sir Robert Harecourt Knight who married Anne the daughter of Thomas Lymerik Pag. 276. COLDNORTON in Oxfordshire WIlliam Fitz Alan founded this Priory for Canons in his Mannour House at Coldnorton to God St. Mary St. Iohn and St. Giles and endow'd it with divers Lands Reginald Earl of Bolon and Ida his Wiâ—e confirm'd the Donations of their Ancestors An. 1201. Ralf Earl of Stafford gave to this Priory his Mannour of Rowlandright in Oxfordshire for the maintenance of two Canons to celebrate for his Soul c. for ever whose Charter indented bears date at his Mannour of Tysho in Warwickshire 44 Edward III. Hugh Croft Esquire released and convey'd ever to King Henry VII all his right title and Claim to the said Priory and Patronage of the same and all the Lands and Revenues thereunto belonging formerly enjoy'd by Iohn Wotton late Prior of the said Priory whose Deed bears date 21. Feb. 22 Henry VIII It was found by Inquisition taken at Dorchester in Oxfordshire 24. of Apr. 22. Henry VIII before William Young Escheater of that County that Iohn Wolton late Prior of this Priory was seized of the said Priory the Mannour of Coldnorton and divers Lands c. in the said inquisition exprest in right of the said Priory and being so seized dyed on the eve of Palm Sunday in the 11 year of that King without having any Convent of Canons or any profest Canon in the said Priory at that time and that the succession of the said Priory did thereupon wholly finish dissolve extinguish and determine by which means the said Priory and all the Estate thereunto belonging did Escheat to the King whose Ancestors were Founders and Patrons of the same and that the Revenue of the said Priory is of the value of 50 l. per Annum over and above all Reprises Pag. 232. DERLEY AN. 1271. Robert Saucheverel past a fine before Iohn de Reygate the Kings Justiciary of the Church of Bolton to the Abbot of Derley saving the Presentation of a fit Chaplain to the same by the said Robert and that such Chaplain shall receive the small Tithes of Bolton for serving the Cure Robert Fitz Steven the Kings Chamberalin Henry de Luy Hubert Fitz. Ralf William Peverel of Nottingham Robert Earl of Ferrars c. were Benefactors Walter Bishop of Coventry confirm'd the Lands given to the Canons of this House gave them the Care of the Nunnery of Virgins which the Abbot of Darby erected at a mile distance and exempted the said Abbot and his Successors from paying Tithes of their proper fields and granted that the said Abbot and his Successors shall be Dean of all their Churches in Derbyshire especially of all the Churches in Derby Pag. 41. BREDON WIlliam de Ferrariis Earl of Derby gave to the Canons Regular of Bredon divers Churches Lands and Commons of Pasture in the Peke and elsewhere Pa. 564. TEMPLERS THomas de Santford gave all his Land of Saunford c to the Knights of the Temple in pure and perpetual Alms for the relief of the holy Land and for the maintenance of one Chaplain to celebrate Mass for ever at the House of the Templers at Bustlisham King Steven and Queen Matilda his Wife and William Marescal Earl of Pembroke were Benefactors William de Vernon granted Lands at Eremne for the founding of an Hospital to William Maskerel which foundation was confirm'd by Baldwin Archbishop of Canterbury and Godfrey Bishop of Winchester and was afterwards granted by the said Maskerel to the Kinghts of the Temple of Salomon STANLEY Priory in Gloucestershire THeobald Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of the English and Apostolick Legate confirm'd the Lands and Revenues given by Several Benefactors to the Church of St. Leonard and Canons of Stanley SHELFORD Priory in Nottinghamshire IT was found in a Plea of Assize taken before Hugh Bigod Justiciary of England An. 42. Henry III. Between William Bardolf and Adam Everingham who both pretended to the Patronage of this Priory that Ralf Haunselyn Ancestor of the said William Bardolf was the â—ounder of the said Priory and that William Bardolf was the true Patron of the same who thereupon had Judgment against the said Adam and the said Adâ—m in misericordia And the Archbishop of York was commanded to admit a fit Person to be Prior there at the Presentation of the said William Valued at 116 l. Per Annum SANDELFORD Priory in Barkshire STeven Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of all England and Cardinal of the holy Roman Church confirm'd to the Canons of Sandelford divers Lands and Rents granted to those Canons by Ieffrey Earl of Le Perche Pertici in France ASSERUGG in Buckinghamshire EDmund Earl of Cornwal Son and heir of Richard King of the Romans gave and confirm'd to the Rector of the Good men Brothers of the Church founded in honour of the precious blood of Iesus Christ at Esserugg the Mannour of Esserugg and other Lands c. for the support of twenty Brothers Clerks of which 13 at the least to be Priests and with those Lands he granted divers Liberties and Franchises extream large and that neither he nor his heirs should meddle nor interpose in the concerns of the House at such times as it shall happen to be void of a Rector c. Valued at 416 l. 165. s. 4 d. Per Annum Pag. 245. BRADSOLE KIng Iohn confirm'd to God and the Church of St. Radegundat Bradsole and the Canons there of the Order of Premonstratenses divers Lands given by his Brother King Richard I. and others With other Lands of his own guift He also granted them the Church of St. Peter of Rivery and his House there for the building a new Monastery for their use and to translate the old Abby thither There was formerly in this neighbourhood a small House of Religion call'd Blakewose which was subject to a Monastery of this order call'd Lavendene but the Canons of that place being poor and distant it occasion'd scandal whereupon the Canons of Blakewose were discharged of their obedience to the Abbot of Lavendene and Subjected to the Abbot of St. Randegund Hugo de Burgh Justiciary of England and Hamon de Crevequer were Benefactors to this Abby Pag. 622. STANLEY HVbert Fitz-Ralf and Serlo de Grendon confirm'd to the Canons of Stanley Park the Estate formerly given by William de Grendon Maud de Salicosa Mara daughter of William Fitz Ralf late Steward of Normandy was also a Benefactress to this House The Abbots of Stanley Park 1. Walter de Senteney ruled 31. years 2. William Ruled here 2. years 3. Iohn Grauncorth govern'd 19. years 4. Hugh de Lincoln govern'd 14 years 5. Simon 5. years 6. Laurence 16. years 7. Richard de Normanton ruled the first time 8. years 8. Iohn